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Sonoran Earless Lizard (Holbrookia elegans thermophila)

Created: February 6th, 2011 - 06:23 PM
Last Modified: February 6th, 2011 - 06:23 PM
Entered by: Bill Gorum
Record 62886
Country:
United States
State:
Arizona
County:
Cochise County
Time:
1990-04-00 00:00:00
Qty:
1
Age:
Adult
Sex:
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Method:
Visual encounter
Habitat:
desert grassland
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Notes

I am calling this lizard H. elegans because it appears to have pointed chevrons on the tail. However, when this picture was taken H. elegans was not a recognized species and I called it H. maculata. Being that I did not realize two species of earless lizard existed in this area at that time I did not bother to check other diagnostic characters and they are not apparent in the photo, (the tail looks like it might be a little short for H. elegans, but the angle of the picture makes determining that difficult). Comments from those familiar with both species would be greatly appreciated.

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